Hey guys,
So after a few years off of the Ice fishing scene I’ve been slowly been picking up everything I use to have. Auger ,check…. Clam, check (alll thanks to IDA of course 
) but now I’m stuck. I use to have a flasher, which worked just fine, however I had that well before the camera boom. and now I’m torn. If you guys could only get one which would you get? Thanks for the help. I love this site!!
IMO… If you only have funds for one or the other, get the flasher. That way you know the entire water column is covered. With a camera you are only able to see what is going on directly infront of the lense. Just one mans opinion. 
i agree with Chriss.
flasher can use it at night and covers more
Flasher all the way. Cameras in my opinion are way over-rated…except for perch fishing where they have proven to be the way to go.
Night fishing- flasher
stained water – flasher
walleyes – IMO hate cameras
25 ft of cord in hole – sucks
Also just watching the camera is like putting on horse blinders.
Obviously the best is BOTH!! but if I could only pick one…Vexilar FL-18
Flasher Yes! Less gear to tote too….
Flasher…
Flasher is the way to go
Excelent. flasher it is I guess. I lways though cameras were over rated , and of course a few days ago a few friends used one and said it was the best thing ever. so I though I may as well ask around here, seeing as how you guys seem to be much smarter than my friends! 
Flasher !
A flasher is more useful more often but cameras kick butt in certain situations. During the day, in shallow water or when the bite is super tough. Being able to see the bite can make or break the day. But if you have to chose one over the other… the answer is flasher.
What are you primarily fishing for?
If you are a daytime fisherman for metro lakes, I would go camera.
Can’t see squat at night and it is tough (but not impossible) to watch suspended fish.
Flasher. I was going to go into a big long post about the pros/cons of both, but in the end I would still say a flasher over the camera if you are looking for just one
I prefer a camera for the type of fishing I do. Most of my fishing is in 15 feet or less. For pike it’s great to see where you are in relation to weeds. For pan fish its nice to see the jig in their mouth when you set the hook and they are not just sucking on your wax worm. It’s nice to pull the bait away from the smaller fish, saves on bait and time. I have yet to see a fish that is spooked of a camera, if anything it draws them in out of curitosity. You also can see the mood of the fish and change how you fish. A flasher can tell you there are fish on a rock bar for example but you don’t know what type of fish they are it could be suckers or shad instead of walleye and you just wasted hours fishing it because you flasher showed there were fish there. Each has it’s place but for me it’s a camera. Plus there fun to watch…………
No doubt that fishing with a camera is both fun and effective. We put the cameras to good use in our last TV Show… without them we would have been in for a TOUGH bite.
To see how to fish with a camera check out this online video of Trophy Panfish Principals. To play the video just click on the image.
If you have little ones that are learning the ice fishing skills…sometimes they need to be entertained and a flasher just isn’t going to keep their attention like a camera will 
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